I have ordered the catalog from Amazon for $39. I have Prime, so I get free
shipping, but shipping may be free otherwise as well.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where the weather is absolutely
gorgeous. High of 76F 21C, sunny light breeze. Rain and cold front
tonight.
Devon wrote:
Fellow Spiders-
I had a quick walk through of the Interwoven Globe exhibit at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art yesterday on my lunch hour. It is nine rooms and
I want
to go back and do the full audio tour which I anticipate will take several
hours, with the need for refreshments and rest at intervals. There are not
very many benches in this exhibit, I might add.
But, my initial observation is that it is dazzling and probably the
textile exhibit that would justify a trip to New York, so you might want to
start
making travel plans now. The objects are just beautiful and in excellent
condition. I didn't read many of the descriptions since I didn't have much
time, so I can't comment on them. But the concept, about the international
cross-pollination of textiles in the period 1500-1800 is fascinating.
There is really no lace, so don't go for that reason.
I bought the catalogue ($65, cloth bound!) and it is very beautiful with
color pictures of the objects and also many other objects not in the
exhibit
which provide context. It is not merely a picture book, as there is a lot
of text that I am sure further expands the wall descriptions.
I for one, would like Jeri to review the catalogue since it is obviously
not a "quick read", and I am not sure when I am going to have time to
digest
it.
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